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Eaton's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Eaton took in $1.7 million and spent $1.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes42%County and local tax money28%State tax money19%Fines and other9.4%Federal tax money1.3%Fees for services0.5%

What stands out

28%

of Eaton's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes42%

Property tax
37%$638 thousand
Other taxes
5.0%$86 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 1 more
  • Other licenses$42 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$27 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.5%

Fees for services
0.5%$9 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.3%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
1.3%$22 thousand

State tax money19%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
19%$334 thousand

County and local tax money28%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
28%$475 thousand

Fines and other9.4%

Interest, rents and other
8.2%$141 thousand
Fines
1.2%$21 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking66%Running the government and other costs30%Police, fire, courts and jails3.5%Interest on debt0.7%Health and hospitals0.4%

What stands out

66%

of Eaton's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
66%$931 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$931 thousand
Running the government and other costs
30%$417 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$286 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$60 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$59 thousand
  • Government buildings$11 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.5%$50 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsInspections and regulation; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Inspections and regulation$28 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$21 thousand
  • Police$1 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$10 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$5 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Eaton. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Eaton itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.